Iranian state TV says that heavy rains led to flash floods that killed at least 19 people and injured four others in southwestern Iran. According to the TV report, the flooding hit the southwestern Chaharmahal-Bakhtiari province on Tuesday night. The waters wrecked more than 50 homes and 740 acres, or 300 hectares, of farmland. The TV says at least 1,030 cattle perished. The floods also destroyed five fish-breeding facilities. The report quotes local official Sattar Farhadi as saying that the towns of Kohrang and Ardal, and surrounding villages were the hardest hit, with hundreds of families left homeless.
